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Roti-Mataba: Bangkok Breakfast

My favorite breakfast spot in Bangkok is Roti-Mataba in the Banglampu area. It's a small store selling Muslim dishes such as stuffed rotis called mataba

Matabas can be filled with egg, banana, fish, beef, or chicken and are served with a sweet chili vinegar dip and cucumber salad.

I always have lemon tea and 2 matabas filled with massaman curried chicken, and sit and watch the owners make the rotis on the flattop by the front door.

Mataba-Roti is located on the corner of Phra Athit and Phra Sumen across from the park by the Chao Phraya river.

The roti itself is a bit tricky to make but i found a pretty good recipe by Kasma Loha-unchit here Roti Recipe . Here is my recipe for massaman curry chicken to go with the roti, or jasmine rice if you prefer:

4 chicken legs in parts

250gr diced potato

100gr diced green beans

2 tbsp massaman curry paste

1 can coconut milk

2 sliced shallots

1 clove crushed garlic

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp tamarind paste

2 tbsp palm sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp cardamom seeds

1 tsp salt

lots of chopped cashews and green onions for garnish

place the can of coconut milk, curry paste, cinnamon and cardamom in a pot and simmer until the liquid evaporates and the spices fry in the coconut oil

add chicken, shallots and garlic into the pot and saute. add potatos and green beans

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I think it's Thai adaption from Murtabak or Martaba... indian-muslim meat pancake. I frequently had this in my hometown. There are several choice of meat... chicken, beef, mutton and vegetarian. This is serve with pickled red onions and dhal curry or other meat curry.